Campuses : Twin Cities Crookston Duluth Morris Rochester Other Locations OneStop myU Search Websites and People What's Inside Brief Campus Conversations Features Home > Brief > Brief (1-12-2011) People Vol. XLI No. 1; January 12, 2011 Editor: Adam Overland,
[email protected] Resources for Internal Communications Inside This Issue --Presidential transition update. Related Links --Federal and state relations updates. --2011 Legislative Briefing takes place Jan. 19. Office of the President --Feature: From sunlight to synfuels; U of M Moment. --People: Governor Mark Dayton named Boynton Health Service director Ed Ehlinger as his Government & commissioner of health; and more. Community Relations University News and Events Top News | University-wide | Crookston | Duluth | Morris | Rochester | Twin Cities TOP NEWS: PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION UPDATE: Late last year, the Board of Regents named a presidential transition committee charged with implementing an orderly and smooth transition between President Bruininks and his successor. The committee will provide regular updates to the University community about the transition. President Bruininks’s term will end June 30. All executive decisions will continue to be made by President Bruininks and his executive team until President-Designate Kaler assumes his responsibilities on July 1. Bruininks and Kaler have begun regular discussions, and these will continue over the coming months. Kaler has visited the U twice since his selection in November and is planning to visit at least once per month for meetings